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June 14, 2007
Gibb-Rosenthal seeded first in men's draw
Dup aiming for third straight event title
By Mike Scarr / AVP.com

CHARLESTON, S.C. — There is a shift afoot on tour and it's reflected in the
seedings of Friday's main draw.

For the first time since the Huntington Beach Open, Todd Rogers and Phil
Dalhausser do not own the No. 1 seed as that honor has been overtaken by
Sean Rosenthal and Jake Gibb.

Following consecutive titles, after losing their five previous appearances
in finals this season, Gibb and Rosenthal head into the men's side of the
Charleston Open as the top team and one that has a bit of momentum.

Not only did they win their second crown this season, but they defeated
Rogers and Dalhausser in the semifinals to get there and set aside, at least
briefly, a record that had fallen to 3-15 over the last two years.

Rosenthal said last week it's a matter of not focusing on the opponent.

"We have a game plan and we're just playing our game," he said after last
week's victory.

Rogers and Dalhausser have not fallen off much and, with five titles on the
year, even a berth as the No. 2 seed makes them a team to beat come Sunday.

Gibb and Rosenthal will face the winner of the match between Mike
DiPierro-John Mayer and Adam Jewell-Jose Loiola on Friday morning, while
Dalhausser and Rogers will face the winner of Canyon Ceman-Chad Turner and
Jason Lee-Austin Rester.

Karch Kiraly and Kevin Wong, Stein Metzger and Mike Lambert, and Matt Olson
and Jason Ring round out the top five men's seeds.

Advancing out of qualifying and into the men's side of the main draw are
Mike Morrison and Ty Tramblie, David Fischer and Vincent Robbins, Jeff
Carlucci and Dane Jensen, and Brian Corso and Jesse Rambis.

Morrison and Tramblie will face Aaron Wachtfogel and Scott Wong on Friday
while Fischer and Robbins will face Nick Lucena and Will Strickland.
Carlucci and Jensen draw Ty Loomis and Hans Stolfus and Corso and Rambis
will face Anthony Medel and Fred Souza.

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will look to continue their string and
extend their winning streak to eight straight tournaments. They lost the
season opener in Miami but have been on a roll ever since.

With last week's victory, Walsh moved into second place among women with her
73rd title. May-Treanor and Walsh are the No. 1 seed and will await the
winner of Janelle Ruen-Jennifer Snyder and Alicia Polzin-Claire Robertson.

Second-seeded Tyra Turner and Rachel Wacholder will play the winner of the
Jenelle Koester-Stacey Rouwenhorst and Keao Burdine-Brittany Hochevar match.

Rounding out the top five women's seeds are Nicole Branagh and Elaine
Youngs, Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana, and Logan Tom and Holly
McPeak.

Qualifying on the women's side were Jill Changaris and Tara Kuk, Jennifer
Fopma and Julie Romias, Erin Byrd and Paige Davis, and Tiffany Rodriguez and
Chrissie Zartman.

Kuk and Changaris will play Lauren Fendrick and Paula Roca, Rodriguez and
Zartman will face Angie Akers and Brooke Hanson. Fopma and Romias draw
Angela Lewis and Priscilla Lima while Byrd and Davis will play Ashley Ivy
and Heather Lowe.

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Thursday's highlights: The top seeds on both the men's and women's sides of
the draw advanced ,while Tara Kuk and Jill Changaris paired for the first
time this season and moved on to Friday.

Match of the day: William Chenoweth and Matt Henderson upended A.J. Mihalic
and Adam Roberts, 13-21, 21-17, 15-13.

Upset of the day: Second-seeded Seth Burnham and Scott Davenport lost to No.
15 Brian Corso and Jesse Rambis, 21-18, 19-21, 10-15, for an early exit.

Record watch: Misty May-Treanor earned her 76th title last week in Atlanta
to move past Mike Dodd for fifth place on the career list. Next up is Kent
Steffes with 110.

Karch watch: After two straight final four appearances, Kiraly and partner
Kevin Wong are seeded third in the Charleston Open and will face the winner
of Paul Baxter-Dain Blanton and Albert Hannemann-Ed Ratledge in their first
match when the main draw begins Friday.

Start/finish: Play on Friday will feature both day and night sessions.
Matches will start at 8:00 a.m. ET and conclude approximately at 6:00 p.m.
with play continuing under the lights at 7:30 p.m. and concluding at
approximately 10:00 p.m. ET.

Weather forecast: A high of 77 is expected Friday with a 40 percent chance
of isolated thunderstorms. Wind will be out of the Southeast at 5-10 mph.

Match to watch: (13) Nancy Mason and Sarah Straton against (20) Katie and
Tracy Lindquist will play in a first-round women's main draw match.

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